Liquid-dispensing apparatus.



B. F. HOOVER.

LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED DEC-8, 1913.

1,137,403, Patented Apr. 27; 1915.

THE NDRRIS PETERS E20, PHOTO-LITHa, WASHINGTON, D. c. 7

I BENJAMIN 15*. Hoover. or sn'a'rrtn, WASHINGTON.

' LIQUID-DISPENSING APPARATUS.

To allwhom-z't may concern:

Be it known thatI, BENJAMIN F. I-IoovER,

citizen of: the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county-of King and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Dispensing 1 Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates broadly to case of fire.

newxand useful improvements in liquid dispenslng apparatus and alms as 1ts principal 1 object :to provide a construction of this character which may be employed as a means for discharging a'liquid such as water upon telegraph poles, telephone poles or posts, in

fThe invention aimsistill'further to construct the apparatus in such manner that it may be employed in applying a woodpre- 'servative to the poles or posts so that the life thereof. will be prolonged.

A still further object of the invention is to employ a pipe system in connection with telephone or'telegraph lines, laying a main adjacent the line of the poles and running a branch pipe from-the main to each pole, directing the pipe upwardly along the pole and equipping the upper terminal of the branch pipe with a nozzle adapted to discharge the preservative against the top of the pole whereby it will drip down to completely coat the pole throughout its length.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application. 7

The figure is a side elevation showing the iml ention in its application to a telephone 0 e. p In this drawing, the portion of the apparatus which is below the ground is illustrated in section as is the discharge nozzle which is carried at the upper terminal of the branch pipe, which leads from the main pipe to the individual pole.

Coming now to the description of the drawings, a main indicated at 10 is laid adjacent the telephone or telegraph line. Branch pipes 11 are tapped into this main at intervals and are directed upwardly along the telegraph poles, being bent at their upper terminals as at 12 to provide a portion Specification of Letters I'atent- Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

7 Application filed. December 8, 1913; Serial No. 805,397.

' which isdisposed above the upper terminal of the poles.

' A nozzle indicated as an entirety by the numeral 13 is positioned at the terminal of thisgoose-neck portion 12 and is arranged to discharge water or preservative liquid upo j the pole at its upper terminal.

Preferably, the nozzle includes an outer casing 14 and an inner casing 15'which latter member is held in spaced relation to the outer casing by means of attaching brackets 16. The outer casing, at its upper terminal, is substantially conical so that the upper portion of its wall, indicated at 17 diverges downwardly from'the longitudinal axis of the nozzle. At an approximate central point of the casing 14,. the wall is directed inwardly 'so that it is downwardly convergent toward the longitudinal axis of the nozzle as indicated at 18.

The inner casing 15 is somewhat similar in Y shapeto the outer casing. The upper porthan that of the portion 18 of the outer casing. It will thus be seen that the inner casing approaches the outer casing throughout itslength until it is only slightly spaced from the outer casing at its lower terminal 21. The annular passage 22 which is thus produced between the lower terminals of the inner and outer casings is relatively narrow. It will now be apparent that the liquid in discharging from the nozzle 13, will be sent forth in a substantially conical sheet so that all points of the upper terminal of the pole will be thoroughly coated with the liquid.

It will therefore be seen that in the event any of the poles of the line should get on fire, water may be forced through the main 10 to be discharged through the branch pipes 11, whence, it will be distributed by the nozzles upon the poles or when it is de sired to apply the preserving liquid to the poles, such liquid may be readily disposed thereon by forcing it through the main. In this connection, it is to be observed that the nozzle 13 is so constructed as to distribute the preserving liquid over the entire exposed surface oflthe poles. Aiturn plug-23 is preferably interposed in each of the branch pipes 11 so that the main maybe normally cut oil from communicationwith the nozzles 13, this construction having a further advantage in that when 'it'is desired to apply water or a preservative liquidto any certain pole'of a line, communication of the main 10 with the other-polesofithe line may be shut off.

, In reduction to practice, it has been found that the form of this inventionillustrated in the-drawings, :and set forth 'infthe'above descriptionas the.preferredembodiment, is the most eflicient and practical, yet realizing that :the 1 conditions concurrent with "the adoption of this device will necessarily-vary,

it is desiredatoaemphasizetthe factthat various minor changes in details-of construction,

proportion, and arrangement of parts may be :resorted to, when required,without sacrificingany-of the advantages ofthis inven- 'tion,:as defined in the-appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what .I claim and desire "to secure'by Letters Patalso having substantially conical upper and lower portions, the bases of which join at the=approximate center of the inner casing, 7

the lower conical portion of the inner casing v in presence :of two witnesses.

Trbeing shaped to-approach the lower conical portion of the outer casing toward the extreme lower terminal thereof, whereby a restrictedannularpassage is formed between the lower vedge portions of the inner and outer casings for discharging the liquid issuingfrom ,the nozzle in a substantially iconical sheet.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a main supply pipe, a branch pipe, a valve controlling issuance of liquid from the main :pipe to 'the.branch pipe, and :a discharge-nozzle carriedfbyfthe branch pipe,

said nozzle including an outer casing consisting of vupper and lower substantially conical Zportions, the upper conical portion having-a relatively small opening communieating with the branch pipe, the lower terminal of the lower conical portion having a relatively largeopening, an inner casing: supported Within the outer casing andspaced therefrom, :saidinner casing including -asubstantially conical upper portion, the'apeX of which is arranged inlongitudinal alinement with :the opening of the branch pipe, and a substantially conical lower portion,,the lower edge :of the inner casing being :spaced from the zadjacentyportion of :the outer casingaa :lessdistance than is the upper conical portion of the inner casingrspaced from the adjacent -:portion of the ;outer caslng, whereby was relatively narrow annular opening ,is formed between the lower edges 7 of "the inner. and, outer casings *for discharg ing the liquid issuing from thenozzlefin a: substantially rconical sheet.

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature ,BENJAMIN'F. HOOVER.- lVitnesses: p

.L. H. YELLAND,

WE. 'T."SCHOFF.

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